Cancer patients living in Cobar will benefit from a clinical trial to be undertaken by Macquarie University in collaboration with the Oncology Department at Dubbo Hospital, as well as the newly formed Western NSW Clinical Trial Support Unit and NSW Health. Macquarie University has received a grant of $1.2 million from Australian cancer charity […]
Cobar Shire Council has recently welcomed two new staff members with Brett Richards taking on the role of Asset and Facilities Manager and Niduku Wijewickrama is Council’s new Water & Sewer Engineer. Brett is tasked with compiling and registering a comprehensive list of all council assets, developing an Asset Management […]
Cobar High School’s Sounds & Stories, a collaboration by the school’s music teacher Laura Andrew and Sydney-based composer and artist Elizabeth Jigalin, is a finalist for the Excellence in Music Education category at this year’s Art Music Awards. The annual Art Music Awards are presented by APRA AMCOS in conjunction with […]
Bruno Efoti visited Cobar on Friday to cook up a lamb feast for locals at the invitation of Cobar’s Wellness Coordinator Wendy Liu from the NSW Outback Division of General Practice. “Bruno from Tradies In Sight, based in Dubbo, hosted a small community event where tradies, miners or any job […]
The Rotary Club of Cobar handed out $15,000 in donations to local and regional organisations as part of their changeover board meeting on Monday night. Among the recipients were: Macquarie Home Stay, Dubbo ($5,000), the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Dubbo Support Group ($2,500), Cobar Girl Guides ($2,500), Cobar Rural Outback […]
The Road Boss Rally rolled into Cobar last week and stayed a bit longer than scheduled as wet weather hampered the cars from further journeying onto Tilpa. According to their website, a Road Boss Rally is not just a drive along dirt roads with a bunch of other cars. “It […]
A fire at a home in Bradley Street on Saturday morning has prompted Fire and Rescue NSW Station 256 Cobar Brigade Captain Alex Lennon to issue a reminder to the public about heater safety. Captain Lennon reported his crew responded to the fire at 10.50am on Saturday morning. He said […]
The annual Cobar Show is on track to return next year. Next year’s annual agricultural show was discussed at the Cobar Show Society’s annual general meeting on Monday night at the Great Western Hotel. Newly elected co-secretary Bec Everett said Cobar Shire Council reports the construction schedule of the new […]
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Labor Government’s attack on backpackers is terrible news for the Parkes electorate’s communities and local economy. Mr Coulton said with Labor increasing the cost of the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa by $130 to $640 from July 1, it makes it the […]
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